Charles stein and william m



Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES rarest orrrcs CHARLES STEIN AND WILLIAM M. HELLER, OF ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY DOLL Application filedDecember 5-, 1927. Serial No. 237,838.

The object of our invention is to provide in very simple and yet veryattractive form, a doll, especially an infant doll, having readily,movable members, especially head and arms, which by easy manipulationmay be made ,to strikingly simulate the natural movements by a livinginfant of the corresponding member.

Our invention consists in whatever is described by or is included-withinthe terms invention shown in the drawings it comprises an infant dolland a bedwith pillow or a cushion upon which the doll appearsv to lie,with the upper part of the body, head and arms exposed above what appearto be covers for the remainder of the body, and such loose or flexibleconnection between. the doll and the pillow or cushion as to permitmovements, corresponding to an infants .movements, of the exposedmembers ,or, parts, either by manipulation of the fingers thrust throughan opening provided for that purpose inthebedor cushion, andinto contactor engagement with the head and arm members, as .well as by mereshaking, when grasping the bed or cushion by the hand.

Describing in detail what is shown in the drawings, there is theimitation of a bed or bedding and a pillow, the bed or beddingcomprising a pad, 10 (which in a rough way may be considered ascorresponding with a mattress) and a pad, 11, which may be considered asroughlycorresponding to the bed clothes or covering, and between thesetwo .pads is placed the lower portion of the body of the doll, theportion of the doll from the waist upwards being exposed above the topedge of the-cover-pad, 11, the exposed portion including the doll head,13, and the two 7. arms, 14, each of which terminates in an open hand,each arm up to the wrist being hollow and flexible, and the head beinghollow and having in the neck a hole, 15, through which a finger may bethrust, the head being secured at the neck to a garment-like member,

12, of flexible material, so that although the head is of rigidmaterial, the head may'nevcrtheless freely move, either in response topressure from the inserted finger, or from the slightshaking of thepad-like supports for the doll, and in like manner, the arms with thehands may be moved in simulation of the movement of an infants arms andhands, by the thumb thrust in one arm and a finger thrust in the otherarm, or the arms.

arid-hands with the head may be given the desired motion by grasping thesupporting pads by the hand and shaking the same. In 7 rear of andextending above the doll head, 13, is a pad, 16, corresponding to apillow, .70 and this pad, 16, may be a continuationof the lower pad, 10,a spaceor hole, 17 being. left or provided at the back of the doll, sothat the hand and fingers may grasp the doll body,

and the appropriate fingers thrust in the/ hollow head and the hollowarms from the rear. Preferably, at the back of the structure andreaching from the top of the pillow downlto the bottom of the pad, 10,is

a loose, flexible cover or curtain,.18, which 30 provides a goodfinishlat the rear and conceals the back of the doll and the pads, 10and 16, the cover or vcurtain, 18, being open at the bottom andsufliciently loose so that the hand may be thrust upward from the bottominside the curtain or covering, when the movements of the doll are to beproduced by the fingers thrust into the several members.

Secured by sewing or otherwise to the member, 12, below the hollow neckof the head, is a bag or sack, 20, of cotton or other suitable materialso that it is flexible and within such sack is a voice-producing device,21, of familiar construction comprising a metal box with a hinged frontwhich upon pressure, emits the desired sound and thus contained withinand supported by the bag or sack it may readily be grasped by the handinserted atthe rear for manipulating 1 mits the ready grasping of thesound-prorsuflicient distance to thus safeguard'theheadf ducing device.It is net necessary that the sack contain anything but thesound-producing device, and no other filling is shown in the drawings.It will be noted that the front pad, 11, lies over the frontof thesound-producing.device and sufficiently high.

so that 'ifthe'doll head should fall forward (as indicated in dottedlines, Fig. 2) which t at front and back, and straight, soft edges itmight do by reason of the flexibility of the sack or bag, it'willstrikeionathecushion ing pad, 11, andnot be defaced or broken.

This would be apt to occur when the headis made of frangible materialand the metal sound producing device -wouldbe in posi-- tion' to receivethe blow. Again ifthe'toy is dropped to the floor, the head will beprotected from def'acement or injury, because of the pad, 11, and also'the pad, 10, which together constitute -considerable bulk of soft,cushioning-material; and-such pads extend at thejfront, the bottomand atthe sides on all three-sides, and, together with the location and weightof' the sound-producing device, place the center ofgravity of the toysuflicien'tly low so that tende'ncyto fall' with the head downward? willbe ob'viated.- Of] course-the pillow?- pad,-l6, also-safeguards the headfrom injury. a a

It will he seen'that the 'saclc arrangement for containing. thevoice'producing device and the location of the lattens'othat it may bereadily caught hold of by the hand, pro

'vides a :bodyof "suificient stiffness for proper support of th'e tcy.'It will be seen that-the doubling of the pads at the front'and-back ofthe body, which in effect is :provi'ded b-y the sound producing device,which' doubli-ng is-over the-lower part; gives a' cushion or; pad.effect: and l appearance that is-of ad vantage structurally as aprotecting means and in a1 pearancein simu-l-atingthe cushionor'beddingeffect: 1

A: very convenient, inexpensive, attractive:-

means of attaching th'epa d and curtain p arts together is the use ofsmall J safety pins; 22',

shown best in Fig-.1 8.

In Fig. 4 is: shown a very simple emb'odi:

mentiof our invention. In this case, the body or support, 200, is in theform of-arr oblong,i.rectangirlar sheetio-f fairly thickfmaterial,and-the pad,'in simulation of-beddingg is several loose-\plies,.l00.-and110-, of blanket like fabric doubled or folded iupon front: and backofith'e body, over th'e 'bottomnedge upward, as the pads, 10 'areinFigs;ll;to 3-, the top edges'ofthe folds'reachingito'the bottom? of thehole, 170, inzth'e bodyito the edges-0f which are secured the hollow,flexible; g-arment-like '1nember,x120, which conceals ethe hand whenthrust through atherbody into :the

sheet of cellular paper board used for packing, and therefore soft andlight, and somewhat flexible. pillow pad, 160. If desired, a curtain180, (shown in dotted lines, Fig.4) may be used. In both forms of ourinvention the oblong rectangular contour is provided, which simulatesadmirably the conventionalbedding or cushion, and has mechanical"advantages, such as the doubling over'to provide pads on-which-the toymay stand in an upright position, when leaned against a vertical sup 50port v I r VVhatWeclaim is: V 1; A toy figure thatcomprises a figurehaving a body, adapted to'be grasped by the hand, and'a flexiblysupported hollow 'head'jg5 mounted above said 5 body, the. head having aneck with an opening: for thrusting a fin: ger into the head, saidopeningbeingsituw ated so that-it is accessible to an-fingeriofthe handgrasping the doll to :wiggle the 'head and pad means comprising portionsthat-re spectively extend from a point sirbstantially below'the head,and reach-downwardand laterally, and then upward- 'andf provideoverlying cushion layers,a pad in rear ofithe tom-for thrusting theh'and betweenit and 1005 the-adjacent pad. Y r 2. A toy comprisingamen'rberof substantially rectangular formflwith separated upperandlower parts th at constitute cushions, a

figuresimulating :the human headland arms,

situated between the uppers'part' an'd the lower part, said-partsadjacentth e head and' arms being'separate'd to provide an opening; agarmentdike: member to which the head fat 1 the neck is attached HlCl'WlFlCll :GXtGDGlS tO- IIO the edges of the openingand itiis secured tor said par-ts; whereby thehead i is3 attached to said parts by saidgarment-like memberand by which' the head i isfleXibl-y connectedtosaidirectangular member for movement, a

sack-like container; 7 a1: soundprodtrcirrg def vice. within such.container= adapted to "be grasped by the hand to manipulate said device,said device with said container: being I situatediinlreari of the, lowercushion part120* and :said container extending 1 from said de-- viceupwardiinto said 7 garment-like member; and me'ansi suspending saidcontainer from its upperiend; I I V 3. A toy comprising 'a-member ofsubstan tiallyirectangularform with separated upper V and lower partsthat constitute cushions, a'

figure simulating the human head and arms, situatedbetween thev upper-*p'art and the lower part, said parts adj acent the head zand Behind thehead there is a 70 h arms being separated to provide an opening, agarment-like member to which the head at the neck is attached and whichextends to the edges of the opening and it is secured to said partswhereby the head'is attached to said parts by said garment-like memberand by which the head is flexibly connected to said rectangular memberfor movement, a sack-like container, a sound producing de- Vice withinsuch container adapted to be grasped by the hand to manipulate saiddevice, said container with said device being situated in rear of thelower cushion part and said container extending from said de- Viceupward into said garment-like member, and means suspending saidcontainer from its upper end, and a curtain reaching from the uppercushion part downward at the rear and over the lower cushion part andspaced from the latter whereby an opening is provided for thrusting thehand at the rear.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our signatures.

CHARLES STEIN. WILLIAM M. HELLER.

